Chapter 66: Surrendered

"Oh? What's the urgency of the general looking for me? Yu Wenming was stunned for a moment after hearing this.

"I heard that a military meeting was held to discuss the attack on Liaodong City tomorrow! The general had just returned from the holy camp, and he seemed to be on fire. Guo Ziyi said tremblingly. Apparently there was some fear in my heart.

"Okay! I'll go right away! The business of the camp will be left to you! Let's arrange for the brothers to have dinner first! I think it's almost time! Yu Wenming looked at the Sun Dao, which was already on the horizon.

After he took over this scout regiment, he organized the remaining nearly 400 people into four brigades, with four old subordinates, Red Sleeves, Guo Ziyi, Lin Zimo, and Wei Chigong, serving as team leaders, and promoting some people who were brave in combat and had high prestige among the soldiers as team leaders, thus achieving complete control over the regiment.

The children of the Yuwen family who were inserted by Yuwenshu before were all transferred out and served as team leaders in other troops. Yu Wenshu also knew very well that if these people were left in the scout group, Yu Wenming would definitely be very troublesome to deal with.

Those children of the Yuwen family will also disobey his control, resulting in a very dissatisfied ending for both parties.

And by transferring to other troops, these children have more room for growth, and they will not make Yu Wenming embarrassed.

Yu Wenming hurried to the big tent of the Chinese army of Zuo Ling's guard, and saw that there were nearly 100 officers sitting in the tent, and at a glance, all of them were generals above the rank of captain. But fortunately, I didn't see Yuwen Shu there.

He breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that the meeting had not yet begun, otherwise if the meeting had not been held, his grandfather would have unceremoniously escorted himself down to beat fifty military sticks.

After quietly finding a remote corner and sitting down, before he could catch his breath, he saw Yuwenshu wearing armor and wearing armor, accompanied by an old eunuch in his fifties, with a pair of triangular eyes, who was short and obscene, and walked into the big tent.

The tent suddenly fell silent, and the generals whispered to each other, secretly wondering if the Holy One was going to deliver the Holy Decree. Otherwise, how could a eunuch be sent over? But if you want to preach the holy decree, why is there no incense offering in the tent?

And Yu Wenhua was very surprised when he saw the eunuch. Because he recognized that this eunuch was the most trusted leader by Yang Guang's side, the eunuch Yue Zeng. This guy usually doesn't leave Yang Guang an inch, how did he come here this time? Even if it was a decree, it wouldn't be his turn!

At this time, the generals had already stood up and saluted Yu Wenhua and clasped their fists: "Hello general!" ”

"Sit down, everybody!" Yu Wenshu calmed down the dissatisfaction and resentment in his heart at this time, and then pointed to the eunuch next to him and said, "This is the surrendered envoy of the Zuo Ling Guard arranged by the Holy Lord. In a moment he will announce the battle plan! ”

When the generals heard this, they were in an uproar, and the eunuchs announced the battle plan, which was something that the Great Sui had never done.

Yu Wenming was also puzzled in his heart, secretly thinking that it was now the Sui Dynasty, not the Ming Dynasty, and the eunuchs of the Sui Dynasty were far from having the same high status as the eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, what else does this eunuch surnamed Yue have to serve as a subordinate envoy in the army, and what kind of position is this?

At this time, Yue Zeng walked up with a swagger, holding a thick booklet in his hand, and the four big characters "Battle Plan" were written on the cover. Then he said in a rooster-like sharp voice: "In this expedition to Goryeo, our army played a triumphant song all the way, and the Goryeo army fled in despair, vulnerable to a single blow. The saint was kind-hearted and could not bear the misery of Goryeo, a small country and widows, so he ordered this seat to be surrendered. However, if the Goryeo army has the intention of surrendering, our army must quickly stop the attack, report to the main seat, and then hold a surrender ceremony to accept its submission to our Great Sui ......"

He proudly introduced the importance and authority of his "surrendered envoy", and then opened the booklet with the "Battle Plan" written on it and said: "The Holy Lord is wise and decisive, and he is like a god, considering the hard work of the officers and soldiers on the front line, he specially ordered the military department to make a battle plan, and the Zuo Ling Guard only needs to implement the battle plan drafted in advance!" The battle plan is now announced as follows......"

Yue Zeng Province read out the detailed battle plan at this time. And the plan is really exhaustive. When did the Zuoling Guards start to march, which road to take, how many roads the soldiers were divided into, who was the main general and who was the deputy general of each route, how many troops each led the army, how much grain and grass they carried, and which city of Goryeo they attacked. Even what method was used to attack, and how to appease the people after the city was broken, it was clearly written. The commander-in-chief was not given the opportunity to make independent decisions at all.

Yu Wenming frowned when he heard this, after he experienced the battle with the Goryeo sneak attack troops, he knew very well: the situation on the battlefield has always been ever-changing, and there is no fixed pattern to be found at all. Only the main general can choose the best battle plan by randomly responding.

Just like after he discovered the main force of the Goryeo Army's sneak attack before, if he followed the usual practice, he would go back to inform Yuwen Chengdu first, and then Yuwen Chengdu would report back to Yuwen Shu. When the reinforcements arrive, I'm afraid I can only pick up the bones of Luo Cheng's team of grain, grass and baggage troops.

So he had to make a decision on the spot, and directly went to notify the grain and grass baggage team, and with the support of Luo Cheng, he escorted the team to the Black Dragon Valley, which was convenient for defense, to wait for reinforcements.

At the same time, after receiving the news of the request for help, Yuwen Chengdu did not play his cards according to common sense, but immediately gathered all the officers and soldiers of the scout regiment, and then rushed to the Black Dragon Valley to rescue, which led to the brilliant result of completely annihilating the enemy.

If Yuwen Chengdu is also conservative and old-fashioned, the scout group can only spy on intelligence, and the rescue of friendly forces should let the main force come. I'm afraid that the Black Dragon Valley has already been breached.

Therefore, since ancient times, there has been an ancient adage that "generals are outside, and military orders are not subject to them".

However, Yang Guang's battle plan stipulated all this to the death, and he was not allowed to lead troops to disobey. He completely regarded the battle as a game of chess, and all the generals as chess pieces in his hands, demanding that he must be at his mercy to march and fight.

As for what unexpected situations would be encountered during the battle, whether the number of enemy troops encountered by the combat troops was not as planned in the plan, and whether the drafted combat methods could capture the city, he did not consider it at all, but only imagined the army as a marionette.

However, after all, Yang Guang was also the commander who participated in the wars of destroying Chen, Tuguhun, and attacking the Turks. He also knew that there would be many generals who would not honestly act according to the battle plan he had drawn up, but would decide on their own combat operations.

Therefore, he placed a special envoy in the various armies, and this position was held by a eunuch who was close to him, and had the duty of supervising whether his army marched according to the battle plan. Once a general is found to be not acting according to the battle plan, he has the power to cut the battle first.

The Sui army's twelve government armies installed twelve surrendered envoys. And the surrender envoy of Zuo Lingwei's army was his most favored eunuch Yue Zeng.

The generals all looked at each other and secretly thought: In this way, the purpose of this expedition to Goryeo was to suppress the enemy's surrender, rather than to attack by force. But then again, if the Holy Lord intends to, the military offensive is only an auxiliary means, and the main thing is to suppress political pressure. Is it necessary to mobilize more than 1.1 million troops, 2 million people, and consume nearly 10 million stone of grain and countless supplies? Isn't this a waste of money and labor?

What's more, the Holy Lord also installed a "surrender envoy" in the army. Or is it served by Yang Guang's most trusted eunuch like Yue Zengxing, and he has so much power, so who dares not to obey?

However, eunuchs like Yue Zeng, who lived in the imperial palace and had never been exposed to war, how could they know what to do? will only act according to Yang Guang's plans and instructions, and he is completely inflexible. I am afraid that nine times out of ten, the soldiers of the Sui army will let these "surrendered envoys" be killed.

Yue Zeng thought about it for a long time before he finished reading the battle plan. He said in a sharp voice, "Generals, the battle plan has been announced!" According to His Majesty's will, early tomorrow morning, he will act according to the plan, and the Zuo Ling Guard will attack Liaodong City. Let's go back and get ready! ”

As soon as Yue Zengxing's words fell, Luo Cheng couldn't help but stand up and salute: "General, the last general has a question, I don't know if I can raise it?" ”

Before Yu Wenshu could answer, Yue Zengsheng showed displeasure on his face, and said coldly: "General Luo, this battle plan was drafted by His Majesty himself, and you dare to question it?" ”

Yu Wenshu knew that it was going to be bad, so he hurriedly glanced at Luo Cheng and asked him not to speak. But Luo Cheng was young and vigorous, and he didn't notice it at all, he said angrily: "The army fights, and the battle situation changes rapidly, so there is an ancient precept of 'generals are outside, and military orders are not subject to'. The last general had no doubts about the wise decision of the Holy One, but if the enemy's situation changed, it was not what he thought in the battle plan, would he still act according to the original battle plan? ”

"That's for sure! The Holy Plan's battle plan is as effective as the Holy Decree and cannot be changed! Moreover, does General Luo think that he is smarter than the Holy One? Yue Zeng said with a smile.

Luo Cheng's heart tightened, and he hurriedly said: "The last general will not dare!" ”

Then after a pause, he said stiffly: "The last general has lived in Youzhou for a long time, and he knows that the Goryeo people are extremely cunning, if we give up the attack, allow them to surrender." Nine times out of ten, they will surrender first when they can't hold on, and then after our army withdraws, they will fill the holes in the defense and then continue to resist. This will lead to a lot of casualties among our soldiers and soldiers. Therefore, the last general believed that the Goryeo people should not stop the attack as soon as they said that they would surrender, and that they should make them surrender after conquering the enemy's city in a hurry. That's the best way to go! ”

Luo Cheng's words made all the generals nod their heads, and they also thought that it would be too childish for the Koreans to stop attacking as soon as they announced their surrender. It's all about putting a noose around your own neck.

However, Yue Zeng Province disagreed: "General Luo, Your Majesty's goal is to turn Goryeo into a new county of the Great Sui, and to turn the Goryeo people into the people of the Great Sui, and not to kill them all, Your Majesty wants to use our benevolence to influence them, so that they will submit to the Great Sui, and forever be the people of the Great Sui, and after conquering Goryeo, they will also attack Baekje and Silla ......in the future."

He took two steps forward, shook his head again, and said, "If we can surrender the army without a fight and subjugate Goryeo, we will set a good example for Baekje and Silla." In the future, it will be much easier for the Great Sui to attack those two countries. Moreover, His Majesty has already decided on this surrender plan, and it cannot be discussed, does General Luo have anything else to say? ”

Luo Cheng wanted to say more, but was interrupted by Yu Wenshu: "Okay! General Luo, please step down! This matter is no longer negotiable, and all the generals should also follow the instructions of Father-in-law and make preparations for war as soon as possible! Let's start the siege early tomorrow morning! ”

Luo Cheng was helpless, so he had to sigh and retreat into the queue of generals.

Then the generals shook their hands, and then retreated with a look of disgrief.

When Yu Wenming also wanted to retreat with everyone, he was stopped by Yu Wenshu: "Ming'er, you stay!" I have something important to discuss with you! ”